RIT Fight Song (ASL Poem)

Watch in high-definition. Captions not provided but look below for rough gloss. The performance took place on January 26, 2019, at the Deaf Meets Def Poetry Jam in Loving Cup.

Image description: Kendell Charles and Eunyoung Doucet are standing on a stage, wearing a shirt that says “RIT.” The background is curtained with the projected text “Loving Cup” and two lights above. They are spelling “T.”

Filming credit: Alina Kenina

Drumming credit: Jayme Ruiz

Gloss: CLAP HEY HEY AWESOME TIGER CLAP HE WHO KENDELL SHE WHO EUNYOUNG OUR DRUMMER JAYME CLAP BRICK STACK POLE FLAG WHAT ORANGE BLACK BOLD RIT THAT THAT THAT THAT THAT WE SPECIAL PROUD TIGER CLAW ROAR CLAP WE WHAT WE WHAT DEAF HEARING TALL SHORT FAT THIN WHITE PEOPLE-OF-COLOR STRAIGHT RAINBOW ATHLETE NERD BOOK STUDY PARTY GATHER THAT DIVERSITY THAT CLAP HEY AFTERNOON WHAT OF-COURSE ASL PERFORMANCE YOU READY YOU READY YES CLAP SHOW YOUR SPIRIT COME OUR BLEED COLOR WHAT OF COURSE ORANGE BLACK WE SPECIAL PROUD SPECIAL TIGER CLAW WAVE.